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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1912
Page
4
The article argues that most citizens are progressives who think for themselves while criticizing party leaders and tariff policy. It notes a shift away from strict partisanship, with four years of demand for tariff cuts blocked by a reactionary administration as voters weigh government choices.
The Cleveland Leader reports Collier's Weekly levels bold charges against Senator Warren of Wyoming. It accuses him of perjury defrauding the government and padding payrolls with relatives and supporters while they worked remotely. Warren chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee and faces scrutiny from the public.
The Boomerang column argues Warren cannot win in a Wilson Roosevelt era, predicting him a weak third and an obstacle to progressive goals. It asserts editors favor a progressive Democrat for president and deem Warren an unsuitable, exposed incumbent.
Sheridan Enterprise reports the Casper politician Sullivan named nominal chairman of the Republican State Central Committee while the real head remains A. W. Burdick. The move appears designed to placate central and northern factions, with Burdick continuing real control and Sullivan acting as figurehead.
Wyoming papers report Collier's Weekly issue deemed harmful to Senator Warren. Friends bought out stands and destroyed copies to limit damage while awaiting reprints. Officials note not postal suppression and the incident signals a heated state political contest.
Wilson argues trusts are modern, not infant industry. He claims trusts stem from a sophisticated era and government favor, predicting a future restoration of free trade laws and genuine competition. He envisions a transition from abnormal to normal economics benefiting all varieties of people.
Maine swings back to the Republican edge after an 8 758 Democratic lead in 1910, with a September 1908 Republican plurality near eight thousand and Taft nationally leading by 41 594. The change appears favorable to Republicans and tempered for Democratic hopes, unlike Vermont.
The retirement of Lon JBE Osborne as chairman of Wyoming's Democratic state central committee disappoints Democrats. Osborne’s past work is praised and his counsel may aid his successor State Land Commissioner Hopkins amid party tensions with Pierpont Morgan denying involvement in third party campaigning.
A reminiscence recounts visits with former neighbors, noting how Washington era politics and old friendships resurfaced after years apart. The speaker recalls shared dinners, a divided family, and a lingering homesickness that drew him back to the old social circle.
The narrator relays Hana Hankins dramatic walk across the street to a church office and back home in a single day. He reports Hankins vented about Secretary of War Stimson and a Tribune scoop while cursing and recalling his older self with obscenity and saltier remarks.
A tramp, turned away at a back door, recalls being offered steady work by Mr. Oatseed at a large white house. The duties included waking at 4 AM, milking seventeen cows, feeding and watering four horses, cleaning stables, and chopping wood before starting the day. He did not learn the pay.
In California John P. Irish spoke against woman suffrage and faced a militant suffragette in Sacramento. She called him a liar, but he jokingly suggested that since she believes nothing he says she must be a perfect lady.
A Chicago Tribune item catalogs a series of sensational incidents including Comanche Pete failing to bless at dinner, an heir to fortune ruined by misfortune, a fan throwing fake teeth at an umpire, a Belle Automobile in a lunatic asylum, a hospital forecast for recovery in six weeks, a suitor proposing with a typewriter, and a cat burglar act during a domestic dispute.
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